Steve Becvar, 80, of Avon

Steve died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at St. Michael's Hospital in Tyndall, SD. Funeral Mass will be 1:30 P.M., Monday, March 31, 2008 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Catholic Church in Dante. Burial is in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, rural Dante. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 PM until 5 PM at Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner. Wake services will be 7 PM Sunday at the church.

Steve Becvar was born in rural Avon, South Dakota on March 12,1928, the son of Paul and Pauline (Souhrada) Becvar. He died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at St. Michael's Hospital in Tyndall, SD.

Steve attended the Daisy School north of Avon. He farmed all of his life north of Avon. Steve moved to the Heritage Court in Wagner in 2000. He entered the Tyndall Good Samaritan Center in 2004.

Steve was a member of the Assumption Catholic Church and was a lifetime member of the American Legion in Wagner.

Steve is survived by three sisters: Hattie Honomichl of Wagner; Ann and husband Pete Kotalik of Tabor; Dorothy Nedved of Tabor; and several nieces and nephews.

Steve was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers: Ed and Oscar Becvar and a sister, Violet Becvar.